"crash blossom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crash blossoms [plural]
Etymology: From a headline "Violinist linked to JAL crash blossoms". The author's intended interpretation is that the violinist who blossoms was linked to a plane crash (by her father having been on the plane). However, the sentence can also be interpreted to mean that the violinist was linked to something called a "crash blossom". Head templates: {{en-noun}} crash blossom (plural crash blossoms)
  1. (linguistics) A sentence, often a news headline, that is subject to incorrect interpretation due to syntactic and/or lexical ambiguity. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-crash_blossom-en-noun-gFp9Ycw4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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